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> when everyone thought there was a chance they could become reasonably rich by working reasonably hard And what did that correlate with? That's right, with ac
by drewcoo 3y ago
> when everyone thought there was a chance they could become reasonably rich by working reasonably hard
And what did that correlate with? That's right, with actually having that chance.
It's not about beliefs. People can't decide to undo it all and just believe their way back to happiness.
- chowells 3y agoIt has never really been true. The difference is that the marketing campaign isn't working anymore. It's become too hard to hide the scope of the failures from anyone with a hint of curiosity. This isn't necessarily a bad thing in the long term, depending on what we decide to do about it. But it's sure a painful thing for now and the near/medium-term future.
- xboxnolifes 3y agoIt's 100% about beliefs. If you believe you can become rich by working hard, regardless of truth, you will work hard. If you do not believe you can get rich by working hard, even if it is true, then why would you work hard?
- recursivedoubts 3y agoi see what you mean and i'm sympathetic, but i'm also skeptical of the just-so story that previous generations in america believed in as well (although them believing in it may be a just-so story that I happen to believe in... it gets confusing...)